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Vessel: Old Dongola ADd.12.298

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Context Information

Site Name

Old Dongola

Date

6th to the 7th c.

Site Type

Harbor/port town

Country/Region

Sudan/North

Period

Middle Ages

Archaeological Context

Unit B.I.41

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Vessel Details

Shape

Transport amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Light cream external walls well-smoothed and with characteristic ribbing, no traces of resination.

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Old Dongola ADd.12.298

Transport amphora

Old Dongola

6th to the 7th c.

Middle Ages

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1)

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Danys, K.. "Pottery from Dongola: a Stratigraphic Assemblage from Unit B.I.41" PAM Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 25 (2016), 761–779 , Figure Figure 10, Number ADd-12-298, Page 774.0.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was uploaded to the LCP as a part of the LCP's Handbook to the LRA1 (2025, 1st ed.).